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Health product recall

Riata Products

Starting date:
November 28, 2011
Posting date:
January 9, 2012
Type of communication:
Medical Device Recall
Subcategory:
Medical Device
Hazard classification:
Type II
Source of recall:
Health Canada
Issue:
Medical Devices
Audience:
General Public, Healthcare Professionals, Hospitals
Identification number:
RA-15114

Recalled products

  1. Riata ST Active Fixation Dual Coil LCD Lead (Steroid Eluting)
  2. Riata ST Active Fixation Integrated Bipolar ICD Lead
  3. Riata Passive Fixation True Bipolar ICD Lead
  4. Riata Passive Fixation Tachyarrhythmia Lead (Steroid Eluting)
  5. Riata Active Fixation Tachyarrhythmia Lead (Steroid Eluting)
  6. Riata Single Coil Passive Fixation Lead (Steroid Eluting)
  7. Riata Single Coil Active Fixation Lead (Steroid Eluting)
  8. Riata I Passive Fixation Lead (Steroid Eluting)
  9. Riata I Active Fixation Lead (Steroid Eluting)

Reason

Riata and Riata ST silicone leads have demonstrated a high rate of externalized conductors, i.e. interior, ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) covered, lead conductor wires extruding from the device lumen into the intravascular space.

Affected products

A. Riata ST Active Fixation Dual Coil LCD Lead (Steroid Eluting)

Lot or serial number
  • Not Applicable
Model or catalog number
  • 7000
  • 7001
  • 7002
Companies
Manufacturer
St-Jude Medical
Cardiac Rhythm Management Division

B. Riata ST Active Fixation Integrated Bipolar ICD Lead

Lot or serial number
  • Not Applicable
Model or catalog number
  • 7010
  • 7011
Companies
Manufacturer
St-Jude Medical
Cardiac Rhythm Management Division

C. Riata Passive Fixation True Bipolar ICD Lead

Lot or serial number
  • Not Applicable
Model or catalog number
  • 7040
  • 7041
  • 7042

D. Riata Passive Fixation Tachyarrhythmia Lead (Steroid Eluting)

Lot or serial number
  • Not Applicable
Model or catalog number
  • 1570
  • 1571
Companies
Manufacturer
St-Jude Medical
Cardiac Rhythm Management Division

E. Riata Active Fixation Tachyarrhythmia Lead (Steroid Eluting)

Lot or serial number
  • Not Applicable
Model or catalog number
  • 1580
  • 1581
Companies
Manufacturer
St-Jude Medical
Cardiac Rhythm Management Division

F. Riata Single Coil Passive Fixation Lead (Steroid Eluting)

Lot or serial number
  • Not Applicable
Model or catalog number
  • 1572
Companies
Manufacturer
St-Jude Medical
Cardiac Rhythm Management Division

G. Riata Single Coil Active Fixation Lead (Steroid Eluting)

Lot or serial number
  • Not Applicable
Model or catalog number
  • 1582
Companies
Manufacturer
St-Jude Medical
Cardiac Rhythm Management Division

H. Riata I Passive Fixation Lead (Steroid Eluting)

Lot or serial number
  • Not Applicable
Model or catalog number
  • 1560
  • 1561
  • 1562
Companies
Manufacturer
St-Jude Medical
Cardiac Rhythm Management Division

I. Riata I Active Fixation Lead (Steroid Eluting)

Lot or serial number
  • Not Applicable
Model or catalog number
  • 1590
  • 1591
  • 1592
Companies
Manufacturer
St-Jude Medical
Cardiac Rhythm Management Division